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NC State defeats Akron 66-45
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- North Carolina State coach Sidney Lowe couldn't help being impressed by his team's start....
Fisher leads No. 5 Villanova past Dayton 71-65
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Corey Fisher claims he never got nervous after No. 5 Villanova nearly gave up an 18-point lead to No. 18 Dayton in the second half....
Chicago White Sox close to deal with Omar Vizquel
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox are closing in on a contract agreement with free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel....
Northeast Inland All-District Football teams, 1st Add
OFFENSE: Ends (AP) -- Cole Drake, Wooster Triway, 5-10, 165, sr.; Sam Miller, Orrville, 6-0, 175, sr.; Brandyn Peters, Peninsula Woodridge, 6-2, 181, sr.; Landon Smith, Girard, 6-1, 183, jr. Linemen-Eric Myers, Wooster Triway, 6-2, 220, jr.; Craig Frankford, Girard, 6-3, 300, sr.; Stephen Page, Newton Falls, 6-4, 240, sr.; Kyle Kelly, Akron Manchester, 6-2, 235, sr.; Tom Ross, Akron Manchester, 6-0, 190, sr. Quarterbacks-Derek Carmichael, Wooster Triway, 5-9, 160, jr.; Anthony Westren, Peni...
Shaq misses 4th straight game as Cavs face Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Cleveland center Shaquille O'Neal has missed his fourth straight game with a strained right shoulder....
Ohio Parker-Broderick surrogacy case goes to jury
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to "blame it all on being a joke," a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments of the chief's trial....
Contractors charged in Ohio corruption probe
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Two stone contractors have been charged in Cleveland with bribing high-ranking elected officials....
Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state's new lethal-injection plan is so untested that it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month, an attorney for a condemned inmate said in a Friday court filing....
Buckeyes hope for more trinkets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ......
J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- J.M. Smucker Co. nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee gave a jolt to its lineup and lower commodity prices for coffee beans and other items fattened its profit margins....
Ravens' Edwards plans appeal of fine for roughness
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens defensive end Dwan Edwards plans to appeal the $5,000 fine he received for a hit delivered to Cleveland Browns wide receiver Joshua Cribbs on Monday night....
Rob Ryan understands why Rex is so emotional
BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Losing makes Rex Ryan cry. Sappy movies are Rob Ryan's weakness....
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Shaq misses 4th straight game as Cavs face Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Cleveland center Shaquille O'Neal has missed his fourth straight game with a strained right shoulder....
Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state's new lethal-injection plan is so untested that it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month, an attorney for a condemned inmate said in a Friday court filing....
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery....
Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's attorney general has sued the three credit ratings agencies alleging that they gave unjustifiably high ratings to mortgage-backed securities that lost at least $457 million for five Ohio public pension funds....
Ohio Parker-Broderick surrogacy case goes to jury
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to "blame it all on being a joke," a prosecutor said Friday in closing arguments of the chief's trial....
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday....
Ohioan gets 22 years for killing mother, brother
AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio man has been sentenced to 22 years to life for killing his mother and brother found buried behind their burned-out home near Akron....
Feds: nude video of ESPN reporter shot in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Federal investigators say an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews shot film at an unspecified hotel in Columbus as well as in Nashville....
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